Modern Social Science Research

With the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2022, the agricultural foreign trade in Shandong Province has ushered in new development opportunities and challenges. As an important agricultural production base in China, the agricultural product exports in Shandong Province have ranked first in China for 24 consecutive years, with major markets including Japan, ASEAN, and the European Union. However, in the context of RCEP, the foreign trade of agricultural products in Shandong Province still faces problems such as insufficient understanding of RCEP by enterprises, weak independent innovation capabilities, lack of service platforms, lagging brand building, need for optimization of business environment, and low added value. This paper analyzes the export scale, product structure, and market structure of agricultural products in Shandong Province, and explores the effective path for the high-quality development of agricultural foreign trade in Shandong Province, including strengthening RCEP publicity and training, enhancing independent innovation capabilities, building intelligent service platforms, strengthening brand building, optimizing the business environment, and increasing the added value of agricultural products. Research shows that these measures help enhance the competitiveness and sustainable development of agricultural products in Shandong Province in the international market, providing solid guarantees for achieving agricultural modernization and increasing farmers’ income.

RCEP; Foreign trade of agricultural products in Shandong Province; High quality development